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Operator Classification
Operator name: Virgin Atlantic Airways
Operator type: Legacy
Region: Europe
Country: UK
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: July 2025
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Yearly gross at full time work. Income tax between 30% and 50% in the UK. If not in the UK, you can pay tax where you reside but must fill out form 690 with HMRC and they will reduce your tax to circa 12%.
Currency: GBP
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 60hrs minimum. Hours are not guaranteed but is irrelevant.
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Addtional notes: Basic Salary    
 
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Fleet
 A330&B787A330&B787A330&B787
Rank
 CPTFO 3000h+FO 3000h-ManagerTRETRILTCTrainingFO
Year
  
16
£145,521
15
£143,490
14
£223,860
£141,495
13
£220,735
£139,532
12
£217,672
£136,718
11
£214,652
£133,974
10
£210,321
£131,296
9
£206,098
£128,681
8
£201,977
£126,134
7
£197,957
£123,647
6
£194,035
£121,220
5
£190,206
£118,850
4
£186,472
£116,541
3
£182,832
£114,286
2
£179,279
£112,099
£100,661
1
£175,815
£109,921
£97,513
+25% - 36%
+21%
+17%
+13%
+10%
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top £233,860
14/Jul/25
Capt base TOP £205,205 YR1 £161,164
24/Jul/25
FO top SFO top £145,521 14/Jul/25
FO base TOP £133,395 YR1 SFO £89,387 24/Jul/25
SO top £90,657
14/Jul/25
SO base £89,122
14/Jul/25
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt Y1 Cap (60 Sectors): £14,096 Y14 Cap (60 Sectors): £17,948
14/Jul/24
FO Y1 FO (60 Sectors): £7,818 Y16 SFO (60 Sectors): £11,967
14/Jul/24
SO Y1 SO (60 Sectors): £7,146 Y2 SO (60 Sectors): £7,269
14/Jul/24
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
15% employer, 6% employee.  
5/Aug/24
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Significantly improved. Protections returned to pre-pandemic agreements. Minimum 10 days off , avg is 14. 750 hour, booster and commuter contracts available. Protections still not implemented after the deal was agreed. Updates from management stating this is due to establishment figures but in the same verse the company believes we have the correct establishment on some fleets. Leave wrap around days will not be honoured and no word on when the enhanced contracts will be available.
6/Sep/24
Leave 35 days to start with, 1 day extra for every year completed up to max 5 days.
24/Jul/25
Staff travel 7 standby tickets per year on Virgin Atlantic Airways with reduced rates for additional tickets and other carriers via myIDTravel. After 10 years' employment, high priority standby ticket (PAFT) which 'may' be confirmed before departure.
9/Oct/24
Discounted
holidays		 Virgin holidays & cruises. "Social club" at £5 per month allows you to use company cars (US only) tennis rackets, golf clubs, surfboards etc at selected destinations.
24/Jul/25
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Hiring. The company hasn’t implemented several key lifestyle elements of the latest pay deal signed months ago. They have not implemented Wraparound days for leave, they are not honouring the positioning section of the agreement as intended and there has yet to be one 750 contract given out. This is now several months after the deal was signed. The pilots union has started a formal failure to agree process over elements of the agreement not been honoured by the company and pilot generally are not happy with the way the company has avoided implementation of the agreement. 1/Nov/24
   
  Outlook:  
Recruiting for all fleets. 5/Aug/24
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   1/Nov/24
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
Internal upgrades based on seniority only. Upgrades for recruits between '17-'20 is 7-8 years. Any recruits after 2023 is about 12+ years. No more company expansion expected. 7/Aug/24
     
  FO  
Hold a current UK Class One Medical • Unfrozen ATPL licence issued by the UK CAA at the date of joining. • A valid type rating on your UK license, on one of the aircraft types highlighted above. • The ability to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in English (certified as ICAO level 6 English Proficiency when applying) 3/Jun/24
     
  SO  
No more S/O recruitment. 7/Aug/24
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Online tests, sim assessment, HR interview 14/Jul/25
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
5x A339, 10x A333, 12x A350-1000, 17x B787 5/Aug/24
     
  Orders:  
14x A339   5/Aug/24
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
Internal recruitment. Apply through website. Recommendation by Virgin pilots helps. 14/Jul/25
     
  Name:    
 
  Job Title:  
 
  Address:    
VHQ, Fleming Way, Crawley RH10 9DF, United Kingdom   14/Jul/25
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  Website:   
https://careers.virginatlantic.com/pilots   14/Jul/25
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://careers.virginatlantic.com/pilots   14/Jul/25
  Online application form link:   
https://careers.virginatlantic.com/pilots   14/Jul/25
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
LHR & MAN (MAN is Airbus at the moment) very rarely EDI   14/Jul/25

 

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